I’m white, straight, and a veteran — exactly the kind of person you might not expect to write a defense of Pride Month. Maybe that’s exactly why I should.
Tag: Veteran
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is not a barbecue. It is a day to sit with the weight of what it cost for this country to exist — and to ask honestly whether we are honoring that sacrifice or betraying it.
Paying The Mob
They stormed the Capitol. They beat police officers. They got pardons. Now they want $1.8 billion too. This isn’t justice — it’s a reward program for insurrection, and we should all be furious.
I’m Fine
I came home from Saudi Arabia, stopped swimming, and told my doctor I was fine. I said that for twenty years. It didn’t make me stronger. It just made me sicker.
Simply Human
Standing at the edge of Horicon Marsh, I watched different species share the same water without conflict. Nature figured something out that we are still working on. Everyone here. Everyone welcome. All living as one.
